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Mothers day is fast approaching?

This will be my first mothers day since I lost my son and to be honest it cares the crap out of me. I should be 4 months pregnant with him. It was not common knowledge of my pregnancy and so i am not sure what I should do for that day. hide for the day? put on a brave face etc. any suggestions? thanks

{{{hugs}}} I'm so sorry for your loss... I've lost track of time (and eveything else) from my m/c that I didn't even realize mother's day is coming. I'm so sorry I don't have any wise advice for you... I'm thinking the same thing, maybe taking the day off for yourself -- like stay at home and watch movies, treat yourself with a nice dinner/lunch... I'm thinking I'll avoid going to work etc where people are just going to celebrate...
{{{hugs}}} for you again...

Sorry for your loss as well. Tomarrow will be 7 months since I m/c my twin boys. As for mothers day, just because you dont have a living baby doesnt mean your not a mom. Go out and do something special for yourself. Dont worry how anyone else feels

Hi Beth
I'm so happy for you that you've come to this stage where you can go out and celebrate. That's so wonderful. I guess personally I'm not there yet. I sure firmly believe and I know that I AM a mom, but at this point I'm still just really sensitive that I'm also a mom whose child is not around anymore. I'm not sure if I can be around all that celebration at work etc. Not that I'm not happy for all other moms, but just that when i think of my baby i cant help but feel sad. I've been remembering my baby and celebrating motherhood through writing, but at this moment I'm not sure if I can go celebrate (yet)...

Thank you, though, for this suggestion and for letting me (and many others) see the hope of healing.

Do something for you. Take a relaxing bath, maybe with lavender, watch some comedies. Or maybe start a hobby, something where you're working with your hands like latch hook or needle point or scrapbooking. Anything that is going to help lift your spirits. You are still a mom and though he isn't here with you physically he is in your heart and soul and you still deserve to be recognized as a mom.

I feel your pain....Mothers Day was the DUE date for my baby! It will also now be the date I will likely know if I am pregnant or not the next time around....my sister will be coming home for the day which will be nice - I don't know what else I will be doing though - stay strong!

i know what your going through. i work retail and on saturday i took my lunch break walking through the mall, i went into Kay's Jewelry store to get my rings cleaned and while she was cleaning my rings, i looked at some necklaces. the lady came over and said &quot;mothers day is coming up, do you have any kids?&quot; I about lost it before I could get back to my store, where I sat in the bathroom crying for like 20 minutes. it hadnt hit me that it was coming, and that i would be missing out on something so important... AGAIN. to make things better one of my good good friends just had her baby last week, so this is her first mothers day. shes so excited and wont shut up about it. not knowing its killing me.

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